Detroit Free Press Staff

Previously he had the Lions taking Oklahoma State cornerback Justin Gilbert, but now — in light of their signing wide receiver Golden Tate — Kiper switched to ... another receiver, Texas A&M’s Mike Evans.

“After the Lions signed Tate, the obvious reaction is to think they go another direction,” Kiper writes. “I’ll counter and say they didn’t just need one wide receiver, they needed two. I think Evans is too good to pass up. Tate’s presence doesn’t mean this is no longer a need.”

Todd McShay also had the Lions taking Evans in his mock draft last week. But he’ll probably switch to a DB now.

And Chris Burke writes at SI.com: “The Lions still could target Sammy Watkins or Mike Evans and move Tate to the slot. The odds on that are dwindling, though, given how much Detroit has invested in its top-two receivers.”